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the carboxyl group Patented Aug. 26, 1930 omen STA BICHARD WOLFFENSTEIN, or BERLIN-Bantam, GERMANY DERIVATIVES OF QUINOLINE AND PROCESS FOR MAKINGSAME NoDrawing. Application fil ed January 10, 1929, SerialNo. 331,718, and in Germany January 23,1928.

It known that a-phenylcinchoninic-acid I ischa'racterized physiologically bylits uric acid solvent effect and by its analgetic proper- .ties. Furthermore it is known thatthis acid 5 has the drawback of having so strong an acid property that it irritates the organism when taken. a I

Various proposals have'already been made to modify this acid reaction by transforming by means'of various substituents, such as hydroxyalkyl groups or amino groups. These do not altogether achieve the object aimed at as' they can readily be split off;

Byl the present invention the above mentioned detrimental effects of phenylcin- .choninic-acidare overcome and its physiolog ical effect isincreased by transforming the carboxylgroup offthe'phenylcinchoniniceacid by means of derivatives of the carbamic-acid. V This effect is obtained by reacting phenylcin- 'choninic-acid-halide upon such derivatives of esters of carbamic-acid which stillpossess at least one hydrogen-atom attached to the nitrogen-atom. p

By the present invention it also has been found thatstill better results are obtained by using derivatives of urethane, more espee cially urethane as such. .On the other hand it has been shown that instead ofthe actual phenylcinchoninic-acid such phenylcinchoninic-acids advantageously may be used which are substituted in the neucleus-part of e the molecule. Finally it has been established that the best-way to obtain the Wanted products is to start from phenylcinchoninicacid halide or its derivatives, more especially from phenylcinchoninic-acid-chlor1de. I

The esters ofthe carbamic-acid and their 1 i0 derivatives are themselvesalready known'as analgetic and soporific agents'an'd the introduction of these groups into phenylcinchoninic-acid not only takes off the detrimental acid character of phenylcinchoninic acid, but i -15 new, efficient and. pain-allaying compounds are obtained by" the introduction of these atom-groups and. they are not readily split off i urethane.

flwhilst hydrochloric. acid 'bamlc-acid on V phenylcinchoni'nic-acid-chlo *warmed up; the same'applies to diluted'min I eral-acids. The melting-point is abont 172- special value proved the compounds of I By the following examples some methods of working are'shoWn:-'

"(1) 2, 5 kg. of phenylcinchoninic-acid are boiled with 7 kg. thionyl-chloride 15 hours under reflux. The reaction-product remaining after the distilling off of the thionyl-chloride is boiled with 1,1 kg. of the ethyl ester of ca'rbamic-acid and l liters benzene for 4 hours. Bytheaddition of water and a soda-' (solution in such an amount that thesolution' 0o,

shows slightly basic reaction, the reactionproductisseparated' in form of a yellowishbrown powder. After the isolation it' is. recrystallized by means of alcohol,benzene' or acetone. i Yield: 2','32, 4 kg. I (2) 2,6 kg. of thechloride"of 'phenylcinchoninic-acid in a'very finev stateof powder are intimately mixed with 1,1 kg; of the ethyl ester of the carbamicaa'cid and cautiously warmed by means of vapour." At a temperatureof about a vividreaction takes place gas is split 1 off, whereby a'tough fused massis obtained. Af-

ter warming for about 1 hour, theproduct is .75 allowed to cool and afterwards the powdered 'fused mass istaken'up with water. and sodasolution. Thereby the reaction-product: is separated in a powder state. After centrifuging it is washed .With'water, dried} and. re- 80 crystallized by means of alcohol, benzene or acetone. r r h I I 'Yield-:2,3- 2,4k ,7 (3) y the action of methyl ester of carride, the corresponding methyl compound "may be obtained in like manner. 'The reac-' tion-product between thephenylc inchoninicacid or its acid-derivatives and the ethy'l'e ster of the carbamic-acid consists of yellowishwhite short crystals or ofunregular jsmall leaves. It is nearly insolublefin] water, but 1 soluble in *all "important: organic. solvents (petroleum'-ether excepted) 'when' slightl'y (4) To a s'uspensi'onof 12,4 g. phenylcin- 'choninic acid; in ccm'. benzene, 2,0 g.

sodiumamide.areadded. After tempering of the ammonia evolution, to the reaction-mixture 10,0 g. diethyl ester of carbonic acid are added, and the mixture is boiled for some hours, whereby the greater part is dissolved. The undissolved part is afterwards treated with hydrochloric acid (25%), whereby it is dissolved to a large extent. After filtering, to the clear hydrochloric acid reaction showing solution soda is added, whereby the raw p11enylcinchoninic-urethane is obtained in form of nearly white, flocks. After the recrystallization by means of alcohol it shows a melting-point of 172173 C.

The amide of the phenylcinchoninic-acid used according to the above starting material may be produced in any suitable wellknown manner, e. g. from the methyl ester of the phenylcinchoninic-acid (see H. Meyer, Monatshe'tte i iir Chemie 28, page 39 (1907) Claims:

1. A process for the production of condensation products of phenylcinclioninicacid and carbamic-acid which comprises reacting phenylcinchoninic-acid-halide upon derivatives of carbamic-acid which still possess at least one hydrogen-atom attached to the nitrogen-atom, whilst heating.

2, A process for the production of condensation products of phenylcinchoninic-acid and car amic-acid which c on'zprises reacting phenylcinchoninic-acid-halide upon an est-e of carbamic-acid, whilst heating.

3. A process for the production of condensation products of phenylcinchoninic-acidurethane which comprises reacting phenylcinchoninic-acid-halide upon urethane, whilst heating.

4. A process for the production of condensation roducts of phenylcinchoninic-acid and car amic-acid which comprises reacting phenylcinchoninic-acid-chloride upon derivatives of carbamic-acid which still possess at least one hydrogen-atom attached to the nitrogen-atom, whilst heating.

5. A process for the production of condensation products of phenylcinchoninic-acid and carbamic-acid which comprises reacting phenylcinchoninic-acid-chloride upon an ester or carbamic-acid, whilst heating.

. 6. A process for the production of condensation products of phenylcinchoninic-acidurethane which comprises reacting phenylcinchoninic-acid-chloride upon urethane, whilst heating.

7. A process for the production of condensation products of phenylcinchoninic-acidurethane which consists in mixing phenylcinchoninio-chloride with urethane, warming up the mixture, heating and afterwards cooling same, taking up the fused mass with water, and adding soda-solution, thereby precipitating the phenylcinchoninic-acid-urethane; centrifuging the raw product, washing and drying same and recrystallizing.

3, A process for the production of condensation products of phenylcinchoninic-acidurethane which consists in mixing phenylcinchoninic-chloride with urethane, dissolving the mixture in a solvent, warming up the solution, heating and afterwards cooling same.

9. A process for the production of condonsation products of phenylcinchoninic-acidurethane which consists in mixing phenylcinchoninic-acid-chloride with urethane, dissolving the mixture in a solvent, warming up the solution, heating and afterwards cooling same, adding waterand soda-solution, thereby precipitating the phcnylcinchonionic-acid-urethane; centrifuging the raw product, washing and drying same and recrystallining".

10. As a new article of manufacture phenylcinchoninic-acid-urethane consisting of y llowish-white small crystals nearly insoluble in water, soluble in all important organic solvents whilst being warm with the exception of petroleunretlier, furthermore soluble in diluteo mineral acids, characterized by a melting of 1724725 0. having probably the structure formula:

\/LN JCsHi and capable of producing desirable physiological effects.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

RICHARD VOLFFEN'STEIN. 

